Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a
Costa Rican
football team based in
Ciudad Quesada
Quesada is a district of the San Carlos canton, in the Alajuela province of Costa Rica. It is the head city of the canton of San Carlos. Although Ciudad Quesada is the official name, it is commonly referred to by the area name of San Carlos. Ciu ...
, the capital of
San Carlos,
Alajuela
Alajuela () is a district in the Alajuela canton of the Alajuela Province of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Alajuela canton, it is awarded the status of city. By virtue of being the city of the first canton of the province, it i ...
. They currently play in the
Costa Rican First Division. Their home stadium is
Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez
Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez is a multi-use stadium in Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of A.D. San Carlos
Asociación Deportiva San Carlos is a Costa Rican football team bas ...
.
History
The club was founded on 9 May 1965, after local clubs ''El Refugio'' and ''El Maravilla'' merged to become ''Selección de San Carlos'' and winning promotion to the Primera División in 1965. They were relegated in 1971 and stayed in the Second División until returning at the top level in 1978. In 2004 they were relegated again after 25 years in the Primera, staying in the second tier for another two years. In May 2006 they beat Cartagena in a promotion playoff final and from 2006 through 2013 they were in the Primera before descending once more in 2013. They returned to the top flight in 2016, after defeating
A.S. Puma Generaleña 3–2 on aggregate in the Segunda División final. However, the next season they got relegated again.
In 2018, San Carlos defeated
A.D.R. Jicaral 5–4 on aggregate in another playoff final (their 6th second tier title) to return to the Primera División. In 2019, the club got its first top flight title by defeating
Deportivo Saprissa
Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...
in the final on away goals (1-1 aggregate),
to become the first northern Costa Rica team to become champions.
Current squad
As of February 20, 2023
Honours
League
*
Primera División de Costa Rica
The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Fútbol de Primera División (FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes ...
**Winners (1):
Clausura 2019
*
Segunda División de Costa Rica
Costa Rican Second Division also known as Liga Motorola for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league formed on 1921 for association football clubs in Costa Rica. It is the country's second-tier/division football competition, which is contest ...
**Winners (6): 1965, 1977, 1978, 2006, 2016, 2018
Championship Clausura 2019
List of players and coaching staff who won the Costa Rica First Division National Soccer Championship on 2019.
Top scores
References
External links
Official site
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Football clubs in Costa Rica
Association football clubs established in 1965
1965 establishments in Costa Rica